When Lin Qian's thoughts came together, Zhao Long was already dragging Fu Yuxiang, who was like a dead dog, over. His soul power burst forth, forcing the person in his grasp to kneel. He steadied him by grabbing his hair, facing this direction.
"Soul power? The Qi strength value in the game has also changed?" The soul power emanating from Zhao Long made Lin Qian think of another possibility.
Immediately, Lin Qian focused his gaze on Fu Yuxiang in front of him.
At this moment, Fu Yuxiang was being held by Zhao Long by the hair, his pale face looking up at him, with blood seeping from his limbs.
His pupils, however, were dilated and unfocused, as if he were in a daze.
"He looks exactly like the state of a general in the previous life game after taking the Truth Serum potion." Lin Qian thought silently, then asked, "What's your name?"
"Fu Yuxiang."
"Gender!"
"Male."
"Did you betray Qi?"
"I did."
After three questions, despite Fu Yuxiang's dazed state, he still quickly answered, proving that the potion's effects had already started working.
"Reveal everything you know about this operation!" Once the efficacy of the potion was confirmed, Lin Qian commanded coldly.
Afterward, under the effect of the Truth Serum potion, Fu Yuxiang divulged everything he knew.
After Lin Qian supplemented with a few more questions, he completely understood the events' beginning and end.
It turned out that Ye Xin of the Divine Sword Sect had shown extraordinary talent and was about to reach the Nirvana Realm.
Moreover, Ye Xin's method of breaking through to the Nirvana Realm was not the usual Soul Martial Artist's method.
First, cultivate to the Ninth Layer of the Shape Origin Realm, then disperse the cultivation back to the First Layer of the Shape Origin Realm, and re-cultivate. After repeating this cycle nine times, she would then break through.
Among the Basic Three Realms, the most fundamental is not the Entering Yuan Realm or the Gathering Yuan Realm, but the Shape Origin Realm.
After nine repetitions, the foundation becomes extremely solid, and upon breaking through to the Nirvana Realm, the Martial Soul's awakened traits are stronger, and the purity of the soul power is not something average Soul Martial Artists can compare to.
This method of cultivation is also known as the Nine Cycles of Nirvana, only a genius of exceptional talent has the right to attempt this.
Ye Xin had already completed the Nine Cycles of Nirvana and was set to break through to the Nirvana Realm in seven days.
The Great Spear Sect, inherently at odds with the Divine Sword Sect, could not allow such a sect to rise successfully.
So, they allied with the Li family, promising great rewards to exterminate the Ye family!
Breaking through to the Nirvana Realm requires a calm state of mind, avoiding irritability and unrest.
This was why Ye Xin was waiting seven days to make her breakthrough, as she needed to adjust her mindset to ensure she was in peak condition.
If they succeeded in exterminating the Ye family, could Ye Xin maintain her peaceful state of mind upon learning the truth?
The Great Spear Sect even bribed a female disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, who appeared to be close friends with Ye Xin, as her close senior sister, but in truth was very jealous of her.
In her thoughts, if it weren't for Ye Xin's sudden emergence, she would be the disciple of that female Sword Saint of the Divine Sword Sect.
So the Great Spear Sect used an insider from the Divine Sword Sect, colluding with this female disciple, to inform Ye Xin about the extermination of the Ye family during her guardian duty while Ye Xin made her breakthrough, using soul power transmission.
Even if Ye Xin didn't believe the news, once she emerged, she would discover the truth and plant a heart demon.
Moreover, the female disciple would receive the Ten Thousand Miles Shadow Trace Talisman from the Great Spear Sect to make her escape.
"Xinxin has completed the Nine Cycles of Nirvana? Truly impressive, no wonder the Great Spear Sect tried to find a way to destroy her." Lin Qian marveled at the news of Ye Xin completing the Nine Cycles of Nirvana.
Lin Qian himself was also practicing the Nine Cycles of Nirvana, but he was only at the second cycle.
He then looked at Fu Yuxiang, who was shaking his head, dazed, and full of disdain, "Filth lower than beasts!"
With that, Lin Qian gathered some soul power that had somewhat recovered, focused it in his palm, and struck the opponent's forehead fiercely.
The soul power, mixed with the terrifying physical force, instantly shattered Fu Yuxiang's brain and internal organs into a pulp. Once Zhao Long let go, he crumpled to the ground.
At the same time, the heavily armored infantry that had spread out began to regroup, aligning neatly in front of Lin Qian, awaiting orders.
Gazing at the thousand-man team of heavily armored infantry, Lin Qian began issuing various orders for clearing the battlefield.
A moment later, Lin Qian noticed that while these soldiers had also changed, they were not the same as Zhao Long.
In the previous life game, Zhao Long, like these soldiers, was a virtual computer character, completely following Lin Qian's game commands.
However, now, they seemed like real living beings, with flesh and blood, possessing emotions and wisdom, as if they had come to life.
Yet these soldiers, compared to the game, seemed more intelligent, and could speak and respond to you.
However, Lin Qian did not sense any life force from them, as if they were mechanical puppets of artificial intelligence.
Buzz!
At this moment, Lin Qian's mind exploded with overwhelming information flooding in.
In an instant, everything returned to normal.
Yet Lin Qian felt somewhat different, as if he understood many things, and his eyes burned with a fiery pain.
The next moment, a semi-transparent golden frame appeared before him, floating the words.
"Huaxia Empire repairs complete!"
Lin Qian took a deep breath, placed his palms forward, and pulled them to the sides with force.
Instantly, rows of semi-transparent golden frames appeared before Lin Qian.
Looking at these menus, Lin Qian felt a long-missed familiarity, a smile appeared on his face as he continuously reached out to click and view the options floating before him.
The data of the Huaxia Empire and its current condition were presented before him.
If there were outsiders around, they would just think Lin Qian was crazy, waving his hands in front of nothing.
These system menus, identical to those in the previous life game, were visible only to Lin Qian and Zhao Long.
With a wave of his hand, everything before him vanished, Lin Qian chuckled softly and said, "Return to the country!"
Whoosh!
White light beams emerged from Lin Qian, Zhao Long, and the heavily armored infantry, and they finally disappeared from their original location.
Lin Qian's vision went dark, then quickly returned to clarity.
But now he wasn't standing in that valley, instead, he was in the center of a grand and open square.
Beneath his feet was a trapezoidal square platform, constructed entirely from White Jade Mine in the game, with nine five-clawed Divine Dragons engraved in blue silver at the base and five shining gold dragons inscribed in fine gold at the top.
Below the platform, Zhao Long suddenly appeared in an empty spot, and around him, there were many powerful presences.
The vast square was densely packed with figures, countless, in the thousands.
Standing on the square now were the elite of the elite in the Huaxia Empire, only through layers of selection could they stand here and greet their supreme existence.
Lin Qian gazed down from the platform, at the familiar faces, previously lifeless, now full of emotion and looking up at him, each carrying different auras.
At this time, Lin Qian could already confirm.
Not only had he been reborn into this world, but the strongest empire he built in the previous life game, the Huaxia Empire, had also come into this world with him.
As Lin Qian's gaze swept across the entire square, an indescribable feeling rose in his heart.
In the previous life, he was an orphan from a young age, and when his biological parents found him, they died in a plane crash after just three days, leaving a huge inheritance and a business empire.
The game "Fantasy Empire" was where Lin Qian filled the void in his heart, and the generals he created using modifications or design methods were his mental solace.
After dominating the server alone in the third region's server, Lin Qian didn't go to other regions to create a new account, just silently guarding the empire he created, using the entire server's resources to enhance it.
Later, during the cross-server wars, the top empires of the first, second, and fourth regions allied to attack the Huaxia Empire.
With twenty-three top empires attacking at once, there was a fierce collision with the Huaxia Empire, and Lin Qian fought for three straight days and nights, emerging victorious.
But at that moment, his headset began to overheat abnormally and became impossible to exit the game.
At that instant, Lin Qian knew he would likely die.
Then, he resurrected all the generals, War Beasts, and elite troops of the Huaxia Empire, gathering them at Huaxia Square.
He stood on this platform called Huaxia's Flame, reviewing his game army.
At that instant, looking at everything he created below the platform, those lifeless faces, he sighed longingly to himself.
"If you all came to life, how wonderful it would be. Having you for company would be pretty good."
Later, Lin Qian's head was blown apart by the overheated game headset, and he was reincarnated into this world.
He was no longer an orphan, he enjoyed the care of parents.
He had a great future father-in-law and a fiancée who grew up with him.
He met a mentor who cared for him.
But he would occasionally dream of that empire from the previous life game. To Lin Qian, the game world of the previous life was like a second life.
Standing on this platform, Lin Qian felt as if he hadn't been reincarnated and was still standing in the game world as he was before he died in the previous life.
But Lin Qian clearly knew, everything was different, and the dream before death in the last life had come true.
Lin Qian's expression was emotionless, but with soul power imbued in his throat, his amplified voice boomed out.
"The blood of Yanhuang!"
Beneath the platform, a roaring shout erupted!
"The soul of Huaxia!"
"If anyone offends Huaxia, what is to be done?"
"Even if far away, they shall be punished!"
Lin Qian laughed, though tears ran down his cheeks.
"Your Emperor has returned!"